by ‘Ifreke Inyang

Jose Mourinho has slammed Michael Oliver’s decision to book Diego Costa for diving, during their 3-1 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on Monday.

Costa, who scored on his debut, was shown a yellow card, after he appeared to be brought down by goalkeeper Tom Heaton and Mourinho insists it was a spot-kick.

“It was a penalty. The linesman made a mistake,” Mourinho said. “We have all explained to him [Costa] what we want and what people in the Premier League like and don’t like. We want it calm with fantastic attitude, competitive but clean and polite.

“The kid was obviously frustrated to be booked and I hope he doesn’t get any more unfair decisions.

“I think Oliver had a very good game and unfortunately the linesman didn’t support him well at that situation.”

ifreke

Ifreke Inyang is a public commentator and social media critic who has worked with a number of high profile publications across the country.